Everyone Is Vital Poem by DEEPAK KUMAR PATTANAYAK

Everyone is vital
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A tree in a desert
Lonely and desolate
Was growing in the hot sands
Despite the fact
That its radicle covered
With prickly sands
And the body burnt
By the sun merciless
Yet it remained alive and resolute
Discounting scorching pain and distress
When one day
Finding no shelter in the desert
A hawk saw the tree
Standing solitary and promising yet
And came nearer to sit and rest
After spending a moment
Went sarcastic and critical of tree
Asking the tree the purpose of living
Here amongst these dead hot sands
Who needs you here my dear?
When none dares to live and stay a second'
But you need me answered the tree
How come I need you my dear tree?
But for my presence
You would have to sit on the hot sand
And seeing you sitting all alone
Someone would say nobody needs you
And no need to live alone
Realising the essence of presence
The hawk had to agree with the tree……